以免 meaning in English

yǐmiǎn

in order to avoid; so as not to

HSK 7-9conjunction11 strokes

Meaning of 以免

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐmiǎn

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

医yī生shēng建jiàn议yì她tā多duō喝hē水shuǐ，以yǐ免miǎn缺quē水shuǐ。

The doctor suggested that she drink more water to keep from being dehydrated.

这zhè个ge周zhōu末mò我wǒ们men可kě以yǐ免miǎn费fèi打dǎ电diàn话huà。

This weekend we can make telephone calls for free.

我wǒ不bù敢gǎn探tàn查chá得de太tài深shēn, 以yǐ免miǎn发fā现xiàn可kě怕pà的de事shì实shí。

I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!

你nǐ可kě以yǐ免miǎn费fèi拥yōng有yǒu这zhè支zhī手shǒu表biǎo。

You can have this watch for nothing.

我wǒ们men小xiǎo声shēng谈tán话huà以yǐ免miǎn被bèi人rén听tīng到dào。

We talked in a low voice so as not to be heard.

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Words that share a character with 以免.

可以	kěyǐ	can; may
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore; as a result
以为	yǐwéi	to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
以前	yǐqián	before; formerly
以后	yǐhòu	after; later
以上	yǐshàng	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
以外	yǐwài	apart from; other than
以下	yǐxià	that level or lower; that amount or less
以来	yǐlái	since (used after a specified time or event)
以及	yǐjí	and; as well as
免费	miǎnfèi	free (of charge)
避免	bìmiǎn	to avert; to prevent

What does 以免 mean?

以免 (yǐmiǎn) means "in order to avoid; so as not to" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 以免?

以免 is made of 2 characters: 以 (4 strokes), 免 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 以免 an HSK word?

Yes. 以免 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.